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call_v choose_v and_o faithful_a 15_o he_o also_o say_v unto_o i_o the_o water_n that_o thou_o see_v this_o whore_n sit_v upon_o be_v the_o people_n multitude_n nation_n and_o tongue_n that_o have_v subject_v themselves_o to_o her_o empire_n 16_o but_o as_o touch_v these_o ten_o horn_n thou_o see_v thus_o far_o i_o foretell_v unto_o thou_o although_o that_o for_o a_o time_n these_o king_n shall_v be_v slave_n and_o servant_n to_o babylon_n and_o shall_v be_v her_o instrument_n to_o persecute_v the_o saint_n the_o time_n shall_v come_v before_o the_o consummation_n that_o they_o shall_v hate_v the_o whore_n who_o abuse_v they_o so_o strong_o and_o long_o and_o shall_v make_v she_o to_o be_v alone_o for_o they_o shall_v withdraw_v from_o she_o their_o subject_n the_o nation_n that_o be_v her_o strength_n and_o shall_v make_v her_o naked_a for_o they_o shall_v discover_v the_o mystery_n of_o her_o abomination_n and_o shall_v eat_v her_o flesh_n and_o burn_v she_o with_o fire_n to_o wit_n they_o shall_v spoil_v she_o of_o her_o riches_n power_n and_o glory_n and_o so_o destroy_v she_o 17_o but_o do_v not_o thou_o wonder_v at_o this_o for_o god_n give_v they_o in_o their_o heart_n to_o wit_n permit_v they_o to_o be_v abuse_v by_o she_o for_o a_o space_n that_o they_o may_v do_v what_o please_v she_o and_o consent_n to_o all_o her_o unlawful_a policy_n and_o pretence_n and_o give_v their_o kingdom_n unto_o this_o beast_n until_o the_o word_n of_o god_n may_v be_v accomplish_v to_o wit_n they_o shall_v submit_v their_o very_a crown_n and_o take_v the_o right_a thereof_o from_o she_o unto_o the_o fullness_n of_o time_n here_o prophesy_v at_o what_o time_n god_n shall_v raise_v they_o up_o as_o you_o hear_v to_o destroy_v babylon_n for_o the_o heart_n of_o the_o great_a king_n as_o well_o as_o of_o the_o small_a subject_n be_v in_o the_o hand_n of_o the_o lord_n to_o be_v his_o instrument_n and_o to_o turn_v they_o as_o it_o shall_v please_v he_o to_o employ_v they_o 18_o 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